两个八竿子打不着的人
“Those two have nothing to do with each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你也觉得很惊讶吧
“You must be surprised too.”
两个 八竿子打不着 的人
“Those two have nothing to do with each other.”
聊了很久
“They talked for a long time.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese social discourse heavily tracks relational webs ('guanxi'); when two people with zero shared networks or common ground interact, it is seen as highly unusual and noteworthy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely unrelated; having nothing to do with each other
A highly common colloquial idiom used to describe two people, things, or topics that have zero connection or remote relevance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's completely unrelated, isn't it?”
“Really... That has nothing to do with you. Why would they specifically ask you to go?”
“Neither of us has any special skills.”
“Our people couldn't intervene at all.”
“Back when you followed me around, you were all tough fighters.”
“Those two useless parents.”